posting poetic prose
25 Apr 2018 8 Comments
in quadrille Tags: home, Jesus, street, confrontation, gather, healing, instruction, synagogue
Lillian “gathers” poets to write quadrilles at dVerse this week…
Gather
for instruction
in synagogue
teacher sits down,
unrolls scripture scroll
“I have come”
Gather
for confrontation
in street
demon-possessed boy
falls, foams, rolls on ground
“Evil be gone.”
Gather
for healing
in home
lame man stands, rolls up mat
“You’re made whole.”
photo by lynn
24 Apr 2018 23 Comments
in rhyming verse, story Tags: brother, dad, inheritance, mannerisms, mother, voice
Mother died, age twenty-five
(of flu-asthma complication)
I, barely 16 months & weaned,
bereft. of primal-love relation.
Passed fears of childhood years
(growing up with best-step brother)
when mom’s older sister said to me,
“you remind me of your mother.”
“Oh, tell me how, right now” I cried
breath-bated wait for answer
she smiled at me and said, ”I see
it’s plain-obvious in your manner,
Voice like hers & when you speak
your hands move just as hers had”
precious-treasure words I heard…
while mirror says I look like dad!
Kim is hosting inherited “body image” poetics prompt at dVerse Poets
24 Apr 2018 Leave a comment
in haiku Tags: cherry blossoms, Japan, Mt. Fugi, pearl
Chèvre hosts Carpe Diem Haiku Kai with romancing mountain haiku…
allure of japan
haiku-ing cherry blossoms
above…mount fuji
23 Apr 2018 Leave a comment
in senryu Tags: apprentice, farmer, learn, sons, Teacher, work
“One bun” (one line haibun) written for CDHK on “apprentice” theme.
apprenticed five sons
teacher married a farmer
schooling family style
23 Apr 2018 2 Comments
in triolet, worship Tags: air, bless, creatures, earth, life, soil, water
Psalm 104 is a poem that celebrates creation! I write a humble triolet for earth day. Okay, I’m a day late but to a farmer every day is earth day, right?!
bless the Lord who forms the earth
he calls us to be caretakers
let creatures thrive, let life give birth
bless the Lord who forms the earth
air, water, soils of priceless worth
we’re selfish wasteful mess makers
bless the Lord who forms the earth
he calls us to be caretakers
free image – liturgy website
19 Apr 2018 5 Comments
in haiku Tags: daffodils, friend, laugh, perfume, sunshine, thanks
Following surgery to remove melanoma, my dear friend’s PET scan is clear…no sign of cancer!
sunshine after snow
perfume of spring in the air
laughing daffodils
free wallpaper image
19 Apr 2018 17 Comments
in ekphrastic, story Tags: acorns, bike, crawdad, goose, mud, pond, turtle
Sarah hosts “ekphrastic” poetry (inspired by visual art) at dVerse Poets!
art by Fay Collins
Wheels
whizzing
on steep
downhill
bike path
trying to
avoid fallen
acorns and
slick goose
droppings
which may
skid tires
and flip a
rider over
handlebars
splashing
into cool
water and
algaed
scum of
Cooter’s
Pond…
may also
disturb
turtles or
crawdads
buried in
muddy
bottom
Whooaah!
18 Apr 2018 6 Comments
in haibun, senryu Tags: alone, choice, husband, lonely, peace, sleep, wife
Linking to Carpe Diem Haiku Kai‘s “loneliness” haibun prompt.
My husband and I don’t sleep together anymore. Yes, it happened slowly and yet it was by choice…my husband’s but I influenced him. As newlyweds buying furniture, I encouraged him to pick out a recliner but, not wanting to be a “lazy boy” by association, he declined.
For years, I was a poor sleeper who desperately sought rest. I complained if awakened when hubby worked late (often), rose early (sometimes), or got up during night to check livestock (seasonal). My alert sensory apparatus took intense interest in all these nocturnal comings and goings. Worries about my husband’s apparent workaholism aggravated my insomnia. I was a co-dependent sleeper to a man who had little appreciation for circadian rhythms.
Fast forward to time our middle son broke his leg and the doctor suggested he sleep in a recliner with his leg raised. I called my husband from the surgery center. “Honey, if you ever wanted a recliner, now would be the time to buy one. Why don’t you go pick one out?” He did; it would be a life-changing decision.
Our son’s recovery led to my husband’s discovery…that recliner was comfortable! He could fall asleep to a movie without me grumbling about noise in bed. When calving season came, he would get up during the night, check cows, and spend remaining hours of darkness in the chair so as not to wake the queen. It eventually became a habit since we both slept better.
On vacation, camping or otherwise, we enjoy sleeping together…time apart seems to have a “honeymoon effect” when we reunite. And my husband knows he’s welcome to visit anytime!
ships pass in the night
wallpaperup.com
farmer snores in recliner
dear wife sleeps in peace
17 Apr 2018 6 Comments
in haiku Tags: chill, crow, leaves, tree, wind
My attempt at “fusion” prompt (see CDHK) to fuse two haiku into one new one.
free image
the crow has flown away:
swaying in the evening sun,
a leafless tree.
over the wintry
forest, winds howl in rage
with no leaves to blow.
© Soseki Natsume
raucous wind stirs crows
black “leaves” clinging to bare tree
murderous caws rise
© lynn__
16 Apr 2018 2 Comments
in rhyming verse Tags: blows, cold, evergreen, robin, snows, sparrow
This could be a lullaby or children’s poem but kind of romantic too…what do you think? The repeating question and rhythm is similar to a wonderful children’s bedtime book, Where Does the Brown Bear Go? by Nicki Weiss.
where do red robins go
my love, do you know
where do red robins go
when it snows?
they hide in evergreen
branches, soft and low
they hide in evergreens
when it snows.
but where do sparrows go
my love, do you know
where little sparrows go
when it blows?
they don’t mind the cold
watch the birds to know
how to cuddle ~this~ close
when it blows!
15 Apr 2018 Leave a comment
in haibun, senryu Tags: conversation, God, heart, prayer, scripture
Prayer is sharing an intimate conversation with God.
open the scripture
listen, study, meditate
speak response from heart
“One bun” (haibun of one line of prose plus haiku) in response to CDHK prompt.
14 Apr 2018 4 Comments
in haiku Tags: beach, footprints, kiss, sand, sun
Chevrefeuille is “romancing haiku” at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai…
love absorbs sun’s heat
footprints on secluded beach
warm kiss remembered
photo by lynn
